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Public knowledge of NZ history more important than a public holiday- Kaawhia Te Muraahi
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has revived a call to observe the New Zealand Wars as a public holiday, saying now is the right time to do so.
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Meng Foon repeats call for NZ Wars public holiday
Race Relations reconciliator Meng Foon says now is the time, to create a public holiday to commemorate the NZ Wars.
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175 year commemoration of the first battle of the Northern Wars
A commemoration was held today to mark 175 years since the Battle of Kororāreka, an event that signified the beginning of the Northern Wars.
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Race Relations Commissioner wants more recognition of NZ Land Wars
Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon is calling on the Government to implement a paid day of commemorations to acknowledge the New Zealand Land Wars.
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Humor is the cure for a painful past
Musical comedy group, the Māori Sidesteps are headlining at Auckland's Civic Theatre tonight as part of the city's inaugural cabaret season. They are not sidestepping the issues that have made Aotearoa who we are today as Te Ao reporter Kawe Roes found out.
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Te Ara Wai Museum to commemorate NZ Land Wars
The Waipa District Council are rallying behind Waikato iwi aiming to build a museum to commemorate the New Zealand Land Wars. The museum will provide an insight into the historical battle sites in the Waipa district.
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Veteran calls for lives lost during NZ Land Wars to be honoured
Te Arawa Māori Returned Services League president Te Kei Merito wants to see the lives of those who fought during the New Zealand Land Wars honoured the same as those on ANZAC Day.
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NewsThe Battle of Ōrākau- confronting New Zealand's past
It has been 155 years since the battle of Ōrākau in the Waikato, where 150 Māori fighters and 17 government troops died.
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Guardianship Strategy needed for Rangiriri battle sites
Ngāti Naho Kaitiaki are looking to create a guardianship strategy for the historic cultural battle sites of Rangiriri Pā and Te Wheoro Redoubt which was returned to Waikato-Tainui in 2016. However since that time the sites have come under disarray.
